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This homemade chocolate eclair recipe is easy to make using a basic choux pastry from scratch. Choux pastry is used in a number of desserts like eclairs, cream puffs, etc. Eclairs are an elegant and ...

To assemble the eclairs: With the end of a chopstick or similar instrument, make two holes in the bottom of each eclair. Transfer the mocha mousse filling to a pastry bag fitted with a 3/8-inch plain ...

Every few years, there is a new trend in the pastry world. A decade ago, it was cupcakes, whose superiority was challenged by whoopie pies. Then, macarons (the round French kind, not the coconut ones) ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. It’s February and so many changes are being made already. Yet, I’m staying true to my plan to try new ...

PARIS — There are little confections stealing the hearts of Parisians and tourists: cream puffs and their close cousins, eclairs. The classic, cream-filled pastries have always been sold at ...

Choux pastry is a pillar of the pastry world. Made out of a few pantry staples, this humble dough is the foundation of many sensational desserts. While you’ve surely seen it adorning bakery pastry ...

So are eclairs French? In a word: Oui. Eclairs are more French than a beret-wearing mime eating a baguette while falling off the Eiffel Tower. Eclairs have been around in France since at least 1860.

Add a small amount of the beaten eggs to the dough and mix until fully incorporated. Repeat with the remaining eggs, adding a ...

Open: Tues.-Thurs., 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Fri.-Sat., 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sun., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Éclair French Pastry got its start when owner and head pastry chef Youssef and ...